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Carlos Vargas
joins
us from Venezuela with his absolutely stunning 1/48 Hasegawa Focke Wulf 190 A-7.
Carlos rescribed the panel lines and added critical extra detail and
wrapped it all up in a flawless weathered camo scheme for Heinz Bar. |
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Juan Jaramillo
joins us with his very impressive build of the 1/32 Trumpeter Su-27B.
Juan is a very skilled modeller as you will see in his photos
and his big Flanker turned out looking very realistic in
everyway. I quite enjoyed seeing each photo of this big Su-27. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47D-5/6 Cowl Flaps Conversion from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen Pitot Tubes & Angle Of
Attack probe
from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111P Interior set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Tuesday,
Apr 22 2014 |
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Kees Kuyper
begins today on a very creative note. This is his Fairey Rotodyne AWACS
with extended wings and and prop motors on the wings. No
doubt about it....this is one very creative design. |
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Lucian Capraru
has done a first class job on his bare metal 1/72 Academy MiG-21 F-13. Lucian
chose Romanian markings for his MiG and also includes some history
about the Romanian MiGs in his article. Very nicely done MiG Lucian. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4F Wildcat Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SH-60B/F Seahawks decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX Replacement Standard Wing Tips from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the ICM kit.
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| Monday,
Apr 21 2014 |
Red
Baron Manfred von Richtofen shot down (1918) |
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 United
Kingdom - Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second
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Lorenzo Cassinadri
has done exceptionally
skilled detailing on the big 1/32 Revell Heinkel He 162A-2.
Lorenzo added scratchbuilt details to most areas of his Volksjäger
and then gave it a beautifully subtle weathering job that looks
perfect. His tarmac base is made from real concrete...read his
article for the details. Simply perfect.
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Olivier Barles
has been busy getting the weathering just right on his 1/32 Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai.
Japanese planes were famous for their peeling paint and
weathered look and Olivier has captured this look very well. Olivier
did add some extra detailing to his model, but it is the weathering
job that really shows well on this miniature beauty. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Eurofighter Typhoon single seater resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
He115 photo etch detail set from
Maestro
Models.
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| Sunday, Apr
20 2014
Easter Sunday |
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Frank Daniels
gets things started with a bang with not one but two Hasegawa F-16 Egg Planes.
Franks built both his Egg Planes using Twobobs decals and one of
them even has a "Have Glass" finish....which I thought was
pretty cool looking. |
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Hal Elsberry
is an ol' pro at Egg Planes and I'm pleased to see a selection of
his models featured today. This is his very smartly done Blue Impulse T-4 Egg Plane
in-flight model with a custom made display base. Hal never
misses any details and this one is a beauty. |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is a very creative person and today he has taken the Egg Plane
concept in a whole new direction. This is his Hasegawa Zero Egg
Plane shortly after hatching a tiny new Japanese Zero.
Dave has a very amusing story to go along with his photos.
Keep doing what you do Dave. |
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Hal Elsberry
is one very creative fellow and this very special looking F-15 Egg Plane
is wearing an aggressor camo for a US jet. There is no
limit to Hals skill and creativity and I love seeing his latest
model on ARC. |
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Hal Elsberry
has done a first class job on his F-86 Blue Impulse Egg Plane.
Hal went the extra mile and found
a pilot figure to fit into his F-86 so it could pose it in-flight
with a custom made base. This is a very attractive paint
scheme for an F-86 and Hal's Egg Plane version looks outstanding. |
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Here's
a product article for the F-16
Eggressive Eggs decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features massive variety of Eggressor F-16's Egg
Planes in a huge assortment of Eggressor paint schemes.
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Here's
a product article for the F-16
Falcon Eggs decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet
features massive variety of F-16's Egg Planes in a huge
assortment of paint schemes. I can see building a few of
these....the tough part will be deciding which ones to build.
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| Saturday, Apr
19 2014 |
Battles
of Lexington and Concord (1775)
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| Thursday, Apr
17 2014 |
Syria Independence Day
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler has been very productive building his
1/32 Hasegawa / Belcher Bits CF-116A
(CF-5A). Shawn combined the Belcher Bits CF-116A
conversion set with an F-5A to back date the big kit and make a
Canadian fighter from the famous Cold Lake AFB. This one is a
beauty Shawn. |
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Chris Parsons
took on a very involved project with his 1/32
Revell with AIMS
Models Ju88 G-6. Chris
used the very extensive Aims Models conversion kit to convert the
Revell Ju 88 A 4 to a G-6. This is an amazing conversion kit
and in the skilled hands of a modeller like Chris, it builds up into
a spectacular model. I particularly loved the camo Chris
chose. Spectacular. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
U.S. Mk.8 Gunsights from QuickBoost.
This set includes 6
identical gunsights.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen Pitot Tubes & Angle Of
Attack probe from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111P Undercarriage bays from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Wednesday,
Apr 16 2014 |
Denmark Queen's Birthday
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I'm pleased to report
the ongoing IP address issue on the ARC forums has been fixed.
Special thanks goes out to Neo for fixing this annoying problem.
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CJ is
here with an absolutely stunning 1/48 Hasegawa F-22 TIGER.
CJ did a custom Tiger stripe paint scheme that fully takes advantage
of the awesome lines of the Raptor. The stripes were painted over a
special mix of paint that has the sheen that the F-22 is famous
for. Check out the Tiger heads on the tails. WOW!!! |
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Ryan Gay
is here with a special treat today. This is his 1/32 Revell Bristol Beaufighter Pt. 2
and in today's installment Ryan explains the scratchbuilding he did
on the interior as well as how he rescribed the panels lines.
Ryan followed all this up with a variety of weahtering techniques
including one interior weathering technique that involves painting
different layers of different shades of paint, then using a damp
Q-tip to rub off layers of paint for a worn looks. I find this
technique fascinating. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105G Thunderchief Antennas
from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Adversary Ghosts Topgun decal sheet
from Fightertown
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 Airacobra Seats (with American Harness) from
Ultracast.
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| Tuesday,
Apr 15 2014 |
In honor
of the victims of the Boston Bombing - 2013 |
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| Monday,
Apr 14 2014 |
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Lucian Capraru
joins us with his Iraqi 1/48 Italeri MiG-21 MF. Lucian
tell the history of 2 of the Iraqi Air Aces as well as the history
behind the MiG- 21 and it's Iraqi service. His model turned
out looking excellent and his article is a very interesting read for
the MiG-21 and the Iran-Iraq War.
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Vince Pedulla
did quite the impressive job detailing and modifying his Korean
War 1/48 Tamiya AD-4NA Skyraider. Vince details the
process and the aftermarket goodies his used to create this
beauty. I'm very impressed with how the whole project came
together. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk. Vb / trop interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar A Air Intakes from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the
Kitty Hawk kit.
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| Friday, Apr
11 2014 |
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Angelo M Picardo
gets things started in a big way with his very impressive
looking 1/32 Revell F-4F Phantom. Angelo used a resin
nose and resin intakes plus parts from a Tamiya F-4 along with his
own scratchbuilding to improve
upon the Revell kit. All this pulled together very nicely
indeed and the addition of the Luftwaffe markings and subtle
weathering makes this quite the masterpiece. Wow...sit back
and enjoy the photos. |
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Tolga Ülgür
joins us from Turkey with the latest gem from his
workbench. This is his 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc Profipack
wearing the markings for a Czech pilot in the UK in 1944.
Tolga is a well known and highly skilled modeller here on ARC and I
always get excited when I see his latest model here on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
BAE Hawk T100/T2 cockpit set from Neomega.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Martin Baker Mk 4 ejection seats from
PJ
Production. It
is designed to be used with Lightning, Alpha Jet, Hunter, Canberra,
Vampire.
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| Thursday, Apr
10 2014 |
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Gustavo Antonelli
has created quite the battle weary 1/72 Hobby Boss T6G Texan.
Gustavo added plenty of scratchbuilt cockpit detailing and then
did some very skilful weathering on his French Texan. I quite
enjoyed seeing his chose of markings with the sharks mouth and the
weathering looks fantastic. This is one very cool looking
Texan. |
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Raúl Corral
is here with another beauty today. This is his 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18A
wearing Spanish markings and just a gentle amount of weathering
for realism. Raúl has deployed the cockpit ladder and
his cockpit detailing and painting is first class. This one is
a beauty!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WW2 Finnish Pilot
from
Jaguar.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 Seats (with British Sutton Harness) from Ultracast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Su-7BM resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This cockpit
set is designed for the Modelsvit kit.
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To honour this special day in
Portugal.....here
is a link to the story of a very heroic Portuguese soldier from
the horrific battle in 1918 that is the reason for their remembrance
day.....his name is Aníbal Milhais. Some of
the models above in the top header are wearing Portuguese markings in
honor of today.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here to begin this update in style with his eye popping 1/32 Hasegawa F-5E.
Shawn added a resin seat and decals from Twobobs to complete his
aggressor F-5. This is one sharp looking jet. |
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Tanel Kask
has done an exceptional job on his 1/72 Revell An-2 "Colt".
The AN-2 was reworked in most areas with resin and photos etch
and scratchbuilt parts and then finished with painted markings for
an Estonian aircraft. I love the finished model and the
in-progress photos are quite interesting to see. Tanel put
plenty of work into this Colt. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from Zactomodels.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 37 Viggen (mid and late versions) Pitot
Tubes & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111H1/H2/H3 Conversion set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Monday,
Apr 7 2014 |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from sunny Venezuela with his stunning 1/72 Academy Hurricane IIc.
Orlando added a bit of scratchbuilding to make his night fighter
more accurate and then gave it one of his flawless paint jobs
complete with exhaust stains and subtle weathering. This one
is a beauty. Happy belated birthday David. |
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Richard Spreckley
has captured quite the scene with his 1/48 Airfix Hawk T1 2009 Display CAD West sortie.
Richard chose one the most attractive Hawk schemes and then
detailed up the cockpit for his in-flight display over the UK
countryside. Read about his very simple technique for the
detonation cord on the inside of the canopy. Richard builds
some great looking models and his British Hawk is no exception...excellent
work Richard.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-51D Interior late ser.30-35 photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Ki-45 Kai Tei gun barrels from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-10 Closed Decelerons from
Sierra
Hotel Models.
This set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit.
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| Friday, Apr
4 2014 |
Senegal Day
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Sertaç Bayar
has done a first class job on his stunning 1/48 Academy NF-5B Turkish Stars.
This was a complicated project requiring quite a bit of work to
scratchbuild the cockpit and then mask and custom paint the
complicated markings for this Turkish aerobatic demonstration team
jet. |
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Steve Negley
took the 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang and built it into a
big beautiful replica of the famous Mustang "Dallas
Doll". Steve loaded his Mustang with resin and photo etch
from 5 different companies to get very delicate detail and finished
it all off with a flawless finish. Steve got everything
perfect on this one.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
US NAVY Triple ejector rack TER-7 (A/A37B-5)
from Aerobonus.
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| Thursday, Apr
3 2014 |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with one of the best looking camo schemes worn by the
MiG-29 This is his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29 UB
with scratchbuilt cockpit detailing and rescribed panel lines,
but it is the beautifully done camo scheme that makes this model
such a eye popping beauty. |
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Carmel J Attard
has done as most amazing job on his 1/72 Airfix Boeing WB-50D
conversion. Carmel started with the Airfix B-29 kit and
then added an Airmodel conversion set to create his WB-50D.
Carmel explains it all in his article and makes it sound so
easy. I love his in-flight photos of this stunning model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mk-77 Mod. 4/5/6 fire bombs from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51 Mustang Pt 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
The 4 aircraft include two P-51B and two P-51D's and all 4 feature
noseart including 1 with sexy noseart and includes 2 aircraft in D-Day
stripes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB J29A/B Tunnan detail set from Maestro
Models.
This set is designed for
the Tarangus kit.
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| Wednesday,
Apr 2 2014 |
Falklands/Malvinas War Anniversary  |
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Kitt Janpayom
joins us from Thailand with this most amazing 1/48
Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II Kurnass 2000. This Israeli F-4
has a variety of aftermarket detail items including resin and photo
etch from the cockpit to the weapons load. Then is is all
finished in one of those beautiful IDF camo schemes complete with
weathering for added realism. This Phantom is a work of art. |
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Gustavo Antonelli
joins us today with the very classic 1/72
LS Nakajima Ki-43 I from the early '60s. Gustavo
scratchbuilt the cockpit and then went to great lengths to
weather and chip the paint job to show his fighter as a true war
weary bird. The end result looks perfect and captures the look
very well. He put quite a bit of work into this old kit and he
was rewarded with a very nice looking Hayabusa model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29A Correction kit for Revell kit from
Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 37 Viggen (mid and late versions) Pitot Tubes & Angle Of
Attack probe from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Boeing B-47E resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
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S K Loh
is here to mark the RAF Birthday with his very special 1/144 Mini Hobby Models Sepecat Jaguar GR1.
This tiny Jaguar was given custom made drop tanks and adorned in
special anniversary markings. There were many other things
done to make this beauty and you can read about them in the
article. It is amazing to see the work that went into this
tiny 1/144 kit.
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Claudio Moura
has a passion for central and South American aircraft and today
he joins us with his very attractive 1/72 Tamyia F-51 Mustang wearing
Bolivian markings. Claudio did a conversion on the tail
and gave his P-51 custom printed Sharks mouth markings plus
weathering. This is one very attractive Mustang.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 BAe Hawk T.1a Landing flaps from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Air Wing All-Stars Tomcats Part 1 decal sheet from
Furball
Aero Design.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 12 Stack Exhausts from Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit
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| Monday,
Mar 31 2014 |
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Andreas Gordes
has hit a home run with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C - Washington Viper.
Andreas used a variety of goodies to get exceptional detail, but
it is the Tailart that is the
focal point of this beautifully done F-16. Andreas gave
his F-16 a full but carefully done weathering job and loaded it with
a full weapons load to show it' potential in life. I love the
look of this F-16. |
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Greg Kerry
shows his expert diorama skills with his 1/72 Hobbyboss Bf-109G.
Greg created a scene from 1945 of an abandoned 109 and damaged
half track using all the wonderful techniques that armour modellers
take as second nature and thankfully he explains all this in his
article. I think Greg's scene is very convincing and does
remind me of the scenes I've seen in pictures of abandoned Luftwaffe
airfields. Very nicely done Greg...you rock!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-1 Mohawk propellers with alignment tool from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Buccaneer cockpit set from Neomega.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
TBD Devastator weighted wheels
from
Royale
Resin.
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| Friday, Mar
28 2014 |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with a special treat today. This is his 1/72 Sword Grumman
JRF/G-21 Goose done up in the very attractive bare metal finish
of the US Coast Guard. Carmel provides some wonderful history
about the Goose as well as what was required to build his
Goose....but his photos are a real treat to see. |
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Fly-n-hi
joins us with his 4th model on ARC. This is the classic
1/48 Monogram AV-8B Harrier complete in a late '70's USMC camo
and loaded with a full weapons load. This is an older kit, but
as you will see in the photos.....it still builds into a very good
looking model if given a tiny bit of love and patience.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ki-45 "Nick" Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MHU-191/M munition transporter with aero 58 adapter from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage 2000C resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Heller/Eduard kit.
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| Thursday, Mar
27 2014 |
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Sorry....no update
today.
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| Wednesday,
Mar
26 2014 |
Bangladesh
Independence and
National Day
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Rolando Sorne
dropped by the ARC corporate office in the Philippines
with his recently completed 1/72 Trumpeter F-105G Wild Weasel.
Rolando did an expert job on his F-105 giving it full weathering
and plus a very detailed weapons load. This is Rolando 's 4th
model on ARC and I always enjoy seeing his latest model on
ARC. Enjoy your summer in the Philippines Rolando...I
wish I was there. |
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Claudio Moura
joins us from beautiful Brazil with his 6th article on
ARC. This is his flawless 1/72 Hobbyboss F4U-4 Corsair in
the markings for the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (Honduran Air Force ).
Claudio did quite a few changes to his Corsair to make it more
accurate and added photo etch parts to the cockpit and resin parts
that were scratchbuilt to the exterior. It was all
finished with a full weathering job including exhaust stains. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4F-4 Wildcat Engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Nosecone correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the Trumpeter kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 35 Draken (mid and late versions) - Pitot
Tubes & Angle Of Attack probe
from Master.
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Giannis Doxas
gets this special Greek update started with his fully detailed 1/48 Heller M-2000 EGM Mirage.
Giannis added plenty of aftermarket sets and then did plenty of
scratchbuilding on this old Heller kit to produce his highly
detailed Mirage. It does not get better than this.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful job on the classic 1/72 Revell T-2C Buckeye.
Dragan has added scratchbuilt details to the cockpit and also
rescribed his Buckeye before giving it one of his special paint jobs
for a Hellenic Air Force T-2C Buckeye. I love seeing Dragan's
latest model on ARC. |
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Fabien Antonietti
is here with a very special Greek jet today. This is his 1/72 Esci Northrop F-5A "Freedom
Fighter"
wearing the famous "Aegean Blue camo scheme. Fabien is
very skilled when it comes to weathering and you will see that when
you enjoy all the photos for his Hellenic F-5.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
PV-1 Ventura Engines from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Interior set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 Tubular Exhausts from Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-86 Sabre RCAF Europe decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
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| Monday,
Mar 24 2014 |
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Ryan Gay
is a longtime ARC'er and he joins us today with his first model on
ARC. This is his exceptionally detailed 1/32 Revell Bristol Beaufighter Pt. 1
complete with hundreds of scratchbuilt parts. Ryan detail
almost every area of his big Beaufighter and also corrected many
inaccuracies in the process of building this classic model
kit. Ryan has gone to great lengths on his big Beaufighter and
I'm excited to see part 1 of his article on ARC for this amazing
build. Enjoy all the photos.....this is one amazing
Beaufighter. |
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Raúl Corral
has got the weathering and detailing looking perfect on his 1/72 Academy F/A-18A Hornet.
Raúl added resin and photos etch to make his Hornet truly
detailed and then finished it in the markings for a Spanish jet
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fighter Wing 12 or
"Ala 12". I love seeing Raúl's latest model on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S2F Tracker Propellers w/ Tool from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolts decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
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| Sunday, Mar
23 2014 |
Pakistan
Day
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Raul Corral
gets things started in style with his flawless 1/48 Eduard Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe.
Raul finished his Spitfire as a Polish Squadron bird complete
with full weathering and sexy noseart. This one is a beauty. |
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Olaf Sprenger
has done a very fine job on the 1/72 Revell Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Olaf displayed his Blackbird with the canopy open complete with
pilot figures and even tiny custom printed US flags on their special
SR-71 flight suits. Olaf was a radar operator in Europe and he
tells the story of East German MiG's flying up to attempt to
intercept the Blackbird as it flew it's missions. A very
enjoyable read and a great looking model of this very unique
aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105 Thunderchief Pitot Tube from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Short Sunderland Mk.I resin
cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Hawker Hunter T.7/T.8/T68 Conversion kit from
PJ
Production.
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| Thursday, Mar
20 2014 |
Tunisia National Day
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Rodrigo
AD joins us from El Salvador with his beautifully
detailed 1/35
Dragon MD500E. Rodrigo
modified his chopper to be a El Salvador Air force
aircraft with a variety of photo etch and scratchbuilt
detail parts including a scratchbuilt tail rotor
assembly. This is a great looking MD500 with all
the added detail...I enjoyed seeing it very much. |
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Rod
Bettencourt has gone the extra mile on his 1/48
Hasegawa F-18F. Rod added a large selection of
aftermarket detail sets including a resin cockpit and
intakes and metal landing gear along with aftermarket
decals. But it is his photos that will leave you
in awe....they are very realistic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Dornier Do-335 Pfeil Engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 35 Draken (mid and late versions) - Pitot Tubes & Angle Of
Attack probe from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Speed brake + intake & exhaust FOD covers from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Wednesday,
Mar 19 2014 |
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Greg Kerry
has done a very nice job weathering his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hurricane IIc.
Greg built his Hurricane mostly out of the box with full
weathering and even added a truck to complete the WW2 scene.
Very nicely done Greg. |
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Kees Kuyper
is back with a very creative pusher aircraft based on the
F-89. This is his Northrop heavy fighter and I have to
admit it is an aircraft that actually looks like it would fly.
Kees always amazes me with his creative aircraft. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F Panther wingfolds from Aires.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 52 Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
DH Vampire T.11 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 Flared Exhausts from
Ultracast.
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| Tuesday,
Mar 18
2014 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2014
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No update today, my
younger daughter had her wisdom teeth removed today. I'm pleased
to say her older sister is doing fine after having her wisdom teeth
removed last week.
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| Monday,
Mar
17 2014 |
Ireland
- St. Patrick's Day
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Burt Gustafson
gets things started today with his beautifully done 1/48 HobbyBoss F-105G Thunderchief.
Burt outfitted his Thud with drop tanks and a loadout specific
to the F-105G as it appeared over Vietnam. Burt tells the
history of the F-105G as well as what was required to build this Gem
of a model. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with one of the prettiest 1/72 Airfix BAE Hawk's I
have seen. The desert camo of this UAE Hawk looks
excellent. Dragan added some scratchbuilt detailing to the
cockpit and complete his Hawk with the canopy open to show off all
the added detail. It's a great look camo scheme for a
Hawk. |
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Pablo Angel Herrera
joins us from Guatemala
with his exceptional 1/32 Eduard Bf-109E-4 Weekend Edition.
Pablo modified the landing gear to get the correct look and then
gave his Emil a very skillful camo job that looks fantastic from
every angle. I'd like to send my greetings to everyone at IPMS
Guatemala. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39Q/N Aircobra Engine from
QuickBoost.
Here's a product article
for the Eduard kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 British Fishtail Exhausts from
Ultracast.
Here's a
product article
for the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 32 Lansen Pitot Tubes from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Undercarriage Bays set from
CMK.
Here's a product
article
for the Revell kit.
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| Friday, Mar
14 2014 |
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Claudio Moura
gets things
started today in style with his very attractive 1/72 Academy A-37.
Claudio gave his Dragonfly resin and photo etch detail parts and
finished it off on the earth colored camo of the Chilean Air
Force. I always enjoy seeing Claudio's latest model on the ARC
homepage.
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Raul Corral
has finished his 1/48 Eduard Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc Late
in a full D-Day stripes with a pilot figure displayed in-flight
and full weathering. Raul is a skilled modellers and you will
see that in the photos of his Spitfire including the pre-assembly
shots of the cockpit and pilot. There is no WW2 fighter that
is quite as pretty as the Spitfire. |
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Dragan Cvetic
had quite the roller coaster ride with bad luck during the build
of his 1/72
Academy Super Etendard. Dragan dropped this one quite a
few times requiring much effort to piece the wreckage back
together. He did add Eduard photo etch and Superscale decals
to complete this gem.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw Ta 152C Propeller W/Tool from
QuickBoost
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII U.S. Bomber Pilots from
Jaguar
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB J32B Lansen fighter model kit from
Tarangus
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| Wednesday,
Mar
12 2014 |
Mauritius
Independence Day
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| Tuesday,
Mar
11 2014 |
Lithuania
Independence Day
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Train
bombings in Spain 2004 |
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| Monday,
Mar 10 2014 |
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My
older daughter had her wisdom teeth removed today and I'm heading
out of town for a few days with my younger daughter....time to focus
on family. Next update will be this Friday. Sorry about
this.
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| Friday, Mar
7 2014 |
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Busolini Massimo
has done a gorgeous job detailing and weathering his
1/48 Hasegawa F-104ASA-M Starfighter. Busolini added a
cockpit set, avionics bay, resin ejection seat and other detail
parts to create his awesome Starfighter in Italian Air Force (Aeronautica
Militare) markings.
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Polly Singh
has created quite the time capsule of a scene for his 1/48 Tamiya Fw 190A-3.
Polly did a splendid job on his Tamiya 190 and then scratchbuilt
the muddy battle time scene complete with figures and a German
medal. I enjoyed seeing every photo of this diorama.
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Michael
"Chewie" Choo joins us with his very colorful 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C
111FS Texas ANG. Michael chose retro markings to adorn his
F-16 in an in-flight display. It's a very cool looking paint
scheme and Michael pulled if off in style.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Scimitar F.1 "Folding Wings" kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This is a
resin and photo etch wing fold set.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-17G Flying Fortress 'Heavenly Bodies' decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This decal
sheet includes markings for five different 1/72 B-17G Flying Fortress
in bare metal and all sporting colorful noseart and on some there is
sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-15C Eagle cockpit set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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| Thursday, Mar
6 2014 |
Ghana
Independence Day
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Busolini Massimo
has done an amazing job creating his 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C Supersabre.
Busolini replaced the exhaust and cockpit with Aires sets and
opened up access panels along the fuselage and gave his F-100 a
peeled paint job for a tired former Turkish jet. The weathered
paint job on this Supersabre is amazingly realistic.
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Bill Dedig
has taken the 1/72 Monogram SNAP-TITE and poured
aftermarket goodies including resin engines and his own skill into
rescribing the model along with other work to turn this rather basic
kit into a stunning example of an early B-26. Enjoy his
article as Bill takes you on his modeling odyssey and then enjoy the
photos he took along the way. I love the choice of paint
schemes. |
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Ramon R. Lomeli
did an exceptional job creating his 1/48 Monogram EF-4C Phantom.
Ramon started with a F-4C Phantom that he converted to EF-4C
configuration with some scratch built parts. Ramon gave his
Phantom a weapons load and drop tanks and full weathering for a
Vietnam War jet using decals from TwoBobs. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar speed brakes set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
VF-101 F-14 Last Tomcat Demo decal sheet from
VF Decals that is available from
Vagabond
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar A Antennas from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MB 326K Impala resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Italeri/Supermodel kit.
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| Wednesday,
Mar
5 2014 |
Spitfire
- Maiden
flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Frederick Smith
has done an exceptionally fine job finishing his 1/144 Revell Shuttle Stack.
Frederick did some scratchbuilt detailing to improve on the
Revell kit and then excelled at his technique for doing heat tiles
on the underside. Thankfully there is a photo of the underside
for you to marvel at. Frederick built
a very eye catching display to showcase his Space Shuttle and from
my point of view I can not think of anything that could make this
Space Shuttle display and model look any better.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from warm Caracas, Venezuela with his latest gem.
This is his 1/72 Hasegawa TBF-1C Avenger
in WW2 North Atlantic camo and detailed with antennas and antenna
wires and other details. This is a very eye catching Avenger
and I always enjoy seeing Orlando's latest models on
ARC. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been skillful in rescribing the panel lines and adding rivets
to his 1/72
Academy MiG-23 MF. Dragan used a cockpit and nose cone
from another kit and scratchbuilt weapons pylons before finishing
his MiG-21 as a Syrian jet with the ever so attractive desert camo.
I love the look of this 'Fishbed'.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-400 Aircobra Engine from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a
product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from Zactomodels
This set is designed for the
1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 32 Lansen Pitot Tubes from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
US M260 Hydra rocket pod (2 pcs) from
CMK.
The rocket pods were developed in 1970 for ground attack aircraft and
helicopters (OH-6, OH-58, AH-1, AH-64, UH-1, OV-10, A-37...).
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| Tuesday,
Mar 4 2014 |
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Richard Spreckley
is here with his beautifully detailed 1/48 Kittyhawk Jaguar GR3 wearing
one of the most attractive camo scheme worn by the Jaquar.
Richard added an Aires cockpit, opened an avionics bay and added
scratchbuilt detail to one of the engines that he exposed. He
added weapons from Flightpoath and wrapped it all up in one of the
amazing looking Snowcat camo schemes. The winter theme was
continued with his diorama base. This project pulled together
excellently and shows Richard's high level of skill and patience as
a modeller. |
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Carlos Escobar
has added great levels of detail including scratch built and
after market detail items to his 1/35 Dragon Hughes 500M Armada.
This is a Spanish Navy chopper and all the details were done to
add plenty of accuracy for a Spanish Navy bird. The model is
secured with chains to a carrier flight deck diorama base with
flawless realism. 1/35 leaves plenty of room for detailing and
Carlos kept busy adding plenty of glorious detailing to his
chopper. This one is a beauty. |
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Tolga Ülgür
joins us from Turkey with his nicely detailed and exceptionally
well finished 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G. Tolga went with a
Turkish Starfighter wearing a weathered and multi-shaded bare metal
finish. The cockpit received special detailing as well giving
his F-104 a very realistic look from every angle. For me
personally it is always a treat to see Tolga's latest model on ARC
and this one is no exception....I love the look of it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-24 Liberator Part 4 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals. This decal sheet
includes 4 B-24's with noseart including 2 with sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111 H-1/3/6/8 Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
"Killer Whales" A-3 Skywarrior decal sheet from
Furball
Aero Design.
This decal sheet continues the "AirWing All Star" line and
features markings for seven F-14A CAG aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I/II/V De Havilland 3-Blade Prop &
Spinner from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya and Hasegawa kit.
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Gary Hatherly
starts today off in a very big and highly detailed way with his
1/32 Tamiya F-15C. Gary used a massive amount of
aftermarket goodies and scratchbuilt parts and then completed his
Eagle with a most impressive shading and weathering job. This
F-15 is a must see. |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his splendid looking 1/72 Italeri Fairchild C-119G Boxcar.
Carmel chose an RCAF C-119 using Leading Edge Decals for the
attractive high viz bare metal finish that the Canadian C-119's were
famous for. This is an excellent addition to Carmel's display
case. |
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Eric Hargett
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Kinetic Grumman EA-6B Prowler.
Eric added the Aires cockpit set along with scratchbuilt detail and
then posed his Prowler with folded wings. The crowning touch
was the painting and weathering job for his USN Gulf War jet.
Very impressive work Eric.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
N1K1-J Shiden Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-10 Bronco weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Aircraft warning cones from
Aerobonus.
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| Saturday,
Mar 1 2014 |
Wales
- St David's Day
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| Friday, Feb
28 2014 |
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Andreas Gordes
gets things started in grand style today with this very special
1/48 Tamiya F-16C. Today is the 20th anniversary of Robert
‘Wilbur’ Wright’s aerial victories and Andreas tell the full
story in this article. Andreas added quite a few aftermarket
items and finished this F-16 in the markings of Robert ‘Wilbur’
Wright’s F-16. The photos look like the real jet.
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lisec has
done an exceptional job detailing and finishing the 1/72 Revell Horten Ho.229. lisec
added plenty of extra detailing to take this model to a whole new
level and then displayed it in a diorama in a very effective
pose.. |
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Busolini Massimo
added a AIRES resin seat and Orpheus reconnaissance pod to his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G Starfighter.
Busolini then put great
effort into the painting and weathering to get his Italian F-104
looking perfect. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mosquito Oil Radiators
from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Boeing Model 40C model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit includes photo etch and markings for 4 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 "Fighter Group CF-18 Hornet" decal
sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa and Revell/Monogram kits
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
OH-6A in Vietnam decal sheet from
Fireball
Modelworks.
This decal sheet features nine different Loaches used by the US Army
in the last half of the Vietnam war.
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| Thursday, Feb
27 2014 |
Dominican Republic Independence Day
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Kenan Turhan is
here with his exceptionally done 1/48 Revell F-86F-40.
Kenan added plenty of extra detailing and got the bare metal finish
and rivets looking perfect on his Korean era Sabre. This is
one sweet looking F-86. |
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S K Loh has added a
huge amount of scratchbuilt detail to the rather simple 1/144
Zveda Ju-87 B-2 Stuka. This is a tiny scale but that
didn't stop SK from going all out in the detailing
department.....and with great success I might add. The
markings are for WWII German Stuka ace Hans Ulrich Rudel. I
love how detailed it looks. |
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Kees Kuyper joins
us with 2 of his Fantasy NASA Spacecraft. Each one is
posed on the moon and for an added bonus he has included a Lunar
Rover. I love the creativity Knees bring to ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat wheels (type A) & paint masks from Aires.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Corrected Air Intake from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-101B Voodoo resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This set is
designed for
the Revell kit. |
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| Wednesday,
Feb 26
2014 |
Kuwait Liberation Day
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John Smalbrugge
is here with 72 photos of the aircraft models at the recent IPMS Vancouver Fall Show 2013.
There was a fantastic selection of models including dioramas
from every era of aviation history. It looks like it was quite
the show. |
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David Porter
has taken the 1/32 Trumpeter A-10A Thunderbolt II to a
whole new level of detail. David combined after market set
with parts from other kits and his own scratchbuilt details to
create this exceptional Warthog. This detail rich A-10 is a
beauty from every angle. |
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Olivier Barles
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat.
Olivier added scratchbuilt
detail to the engine, landing gear and cockpit as well as a vacu-formed
canopy. Olivier got everything looking perfect on his Hellcat
including the noseart. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 87G Stuka Propeller w/tool from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models,
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Fulcrum C conversion from
Zactomodels.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire F Mk. 22 exhausts and gun barrels from SBS
Model. This set is designed
for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BMW 003E WW II German jet engine from CMK.
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| Tuesday,
Feb 25
2014 |
Kuwait National Day |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been busy rescribing his 1/72 Italeri Kfir C-2. Dragan
added scratchbuilt detail to the cockpit and finished it all off
with a flawless paint job for an Israeli jet. This one is a
beauty.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with an aircraft that has a connection to Malta.
This is Carmel's 1/72 Contrail Vickers Vildebeest which he
upgraded the cockpit with his own scratchbuilt details and then
finished it off with a torpedo under it's belly. Carmel tells
the history of the Vickers Vildebeest as well as what the fate
was of the particular aircraft that his model represents. I
love the photos as well as the history in his article.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
built his 1/48 CF-104 Starfighter into the Canadian world
record altitude attempt Starfighter. Shawn did some mods to
his CF-104 including a resin ejection seat and then finished it all
off in a very clean bare metal finish. It's very cool to see
this aircraft as a model.
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Here's a product article
for the F-14A
Tomcat VF-201 Hunters, AF100 / 160396 / 1998 print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4B/N/J/S US Navy pilot & operator w/ ejection seats from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-15 Ejection Seat with Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
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Feb 24
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Estonia National Day
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No update today.
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21 2014 |
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Rob Tracz
has gone to great lengths with his what-if RF-3C Stiletto.
Rob's Stiletto is a recon bird from the Vietnam war complete
with SEA camo and even noseart. Rob combined parts from
different kits with a big dose of creativity to create this gem and
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Vitor Sousa
has done quite the impressive job on his 1/72 Attack Squadron Kaman K-MAX.
This is a beautifully detailed resin kit that Vitor turned into a
fine looking model of this unique helicopter. |
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Richard Spreckley
has done a lovely job
detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR. Richard
dressed up the cockpit with a resin cockpit set from Aires along
with Eduard photo etch with some added scratchbuilding on his
F-4. Richard then finished his Phantom as an RAF machine using
Model Alliance decals. This is a very impressive build.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Royal Canadian Navy Sea Furies decal sheet
from Mike
Grant Decals.
This decal sheet features seven markings options for Canadian Sea
Furies.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter Exhausts, Early/Long Style from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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20 2014 |
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Dragan Cvetic
starts today with something new on ARC. This is his 1/72 Plastic Fantastic Qaher 313
which is a resin kit that Dragan improved with a pitot tube,
seatbelts and scribe panel lines. This is a very good looking
model of Iran's new Stealth fighter. Excellent work Dragan.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his very helpful and well written full build
article for the 1/72 Rareplanes C-54 Skymaster. Carmel
is no stranger to the world of vac-u-formed kits and he had very
high praise for this one. His article is a treasure trove of
information and his finished model is a joy to behold.
Beautiful and highly skilled work Carmel.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us from Canada with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom, #172 from
Down Under. Shawn added a resin cockpit and aftermarket Aussie
decals to complete this beauty. It's a rare and special treat
to see an Aussie Phantom....well done Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-1 Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard/Accurate Miniatures kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 P-51D Mustang wheel bay
from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Hobby boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB J29A/B Tunnan canopy and wheel masks from
Maestro
Models.
This set is designed for
the Tarangus kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-102A resin cockpit set
from
Pavla
Models. This set is designed for
the Meng kit.
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Tanel Kask
gets things started in style with his 1/144 Attack Hobby Kits L-39C
Albatros. Tanel gave his jets some added details and very
skilled masking to get these amazing paint schemes looking just
right on these Estonian Albatros. And yes these tiny models do
have pilot figures.
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Angelo M Picardo
has gone to great effort to create his truly inspiring 1/32 Tamiya F-4 Phantom FGR2.
Angelo used a combination of aftermarket sets including an
Aires cockpit plus his own highly skilled scratchbuilding skills to
pull this big beautiful project together. The British Phantoms
have a wonder look all their own and this one would be the highlight
in most display cases.
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Rod Bettencourt
has taken the 1/72 Trumpeter Tu-22M3 Backfire to a
whole new level. Rod added the Armory Exhaust nozzles,
Amodel Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen), Authentic Decals, Neomega cockpit,
Mastercaster tires and then pulled the whole project together with
his stunning weathering job. This one looks very realistic
from every angle.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38 Lightning Horizontal Stabilizator from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from
Zactomodels.
Each sets includes 2 complete missiles with electrical umbilicals and
seeker head covers.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 29 Tunnan Pitot Tubes from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
HVAR Rocket 5 inch (3 pcs) from CMK.
These were the most common weapons used by US Air Force during WWII
and Korean Conflict (for inst. P-47D, F-51, F-84G…).
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England - St. George's Day 
Zimbabwe National Day 
Iran Armed Forces Day 
Portugal "Dia do Combatente" (The Fighter's Day) 
Canada - RCAF Birthday 
United Kingdom - RAF Birthday 
Greece
Independence Day 
Royal
Navy - Sea
Mosquito first carrier landings (1944) 
Namibia
Independence Day 
Chile
- Anniversary
of the Chilean Air Force 
Bulgaria
National Day 
Morocco
National Day 
Brunei National Day 
Guyana National Day 
